Epix #10/1990 (79) [78]

In Budapest during the 1956 uprising, Freddy Lombard and Sweep return Laszlo to his father, Thomas, only to find the house alive with secret plans—and a new Soviet political officer has arrived, stirring tension beneath the surface. With tensions rising and loyalties uncertain, the group must navigate a web of danger in a city on the edge.

In the heart of Africa’s jungles, Albert Fosdyke stumbles upon the hauntingly silent Elephant’s Churchyard. Meanwhile, Tom Fosdyke sets out on a peculiar quest to collect tripes for a museum, while Jos Fosdyke presides over a debate on the merits and drawbacks of the strange substance. As Tim Fosdyke prepares for a bout with boxer Fawsten Gale—just before his wedding to Bert Rumbold—unusual tensions rise among the Fosdyke clan and their associates, including the enigmatic Cyrus Fruitt and the sharp-eyed O'Rielly.

In "Black Man's Burden," Kommissarie John Ryan confronts the weight of his past as memories of the Mau-Mau uprising resurface, stirring painful recollections of his mother’s murder by a black man—and the darker truths of British colonial atrocities. As the investigation unfolds, Ryan is forced to reckon with the legacy of violence that shaped both his personal history and the fractured world around him.

Evaristo finds himself drawn into a deadly game when an old boxing rival, now a criminal, demands a final round by taking a bank chief hostage. With Fournier and Webb caught in the tense standoff, the line between past rivalry and present danger blurs in a high-stakes standoff that tests more than just strength.